Filipino Catholic priest Rey Amancio, 31, gives a loaf of bread and a bag containing rice and vegetables to a man scavenging for food from a pile of garbage, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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April 19, 2020

A man scavenges for recyclables in the Nairobi River within the Mathare Valley slums, amid the spread...

A teddy bear is seen in a window as part of a worldwide scavenger hunt project to entertain children, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 30, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

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March 30, 2020

A teddy bear is seen in a window as part of a worldwide scavenger hunt project to entertain children,...

A teddy bear is seen in a window as part of a worldwide scavenger hunt project to entertain children, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 30, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

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Meet the women who scavenge for gold at the top of the world

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Meet the women who scavenge for gold at the top of the world

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March 06, 2020

Men who work as miners stand on a large stone called a 'quimbalete' to break down rocks they collected...

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Men who work as miners stand on a large stone called a 'quimbalete' to break down rocks they collected from a gold mine to extract gold, in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Men who work as miners sit together as they take a break inside a gold mine in La Rinconada, the Andes,...

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Men who work as miners sit together as they take a break inside a gold mine in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A man who is a miner sews a boiler-suit that will be used by other miners, in a tent in La Rinconada,...

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A man who is a miner sews a boiler-suit that will be used by other miners, in a tent in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Eva Chura, 42, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, cleans her three-month-old son Alizon in her room...

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Eva Chura, 42, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, cleans her three-month-old son Alizon in her room in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 11, 2019. "I don't count my husband, because he is no help as a father or a husband," Chura said. "I'm the papa and the mama. ... We don't want for anything. We have everything." REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Eva Chura, 42, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, breastfeeds her three-month-old son Alizon, as...

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Eva Chura, 42, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, breastfeeds her three-month-old son Alizon, as she eats inside their room in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 11, 2019. "I don't count my husband, because he is no help as a father or a husband," Chura said. "I'm the papa and the mama. ... We don't want for anything. We have everything." REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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March 06, 2020

Men who work as miners play a game of football in front of La Bella Durmiente (The Sleeping Beauty) glacier...

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Men who work as miners play a game of football in front of La Bella Durmiente (The Sleeping Beauty) glacier in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Eva Chura, 42, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, stands at the entrance of her room in La Rinconada,...

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Eva Chura, 42, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, stands at the entrance of her room in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 10, 2019. "It is very sad to live with garbage and dirt, washing in the cold, with water from the mountain. But you tell yourself to get over it. The children give you strength and courage to work." REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Yaquelin, 10, the daughter of Eva Chura, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, smiles as she picks up...

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Yaquelin, 10, the daughter of Eva Chura, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, smiles as she picks up a piece of ice by the entrance of their home in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Eva Chura and another woman, who are both 'pallaqueras' known as gold pickers, smoke and drink anise...

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Eva Chura and another woman, who are both 'pallaqueras' known as gold pickers, smoke and drink anise while chewing coca leaves, as part of a ritual for searching for gold performed before a shift, in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 11, 2019. "Sometimes there's gold, other times no. At the moment it's very low," she said. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Men who work as miners walk past a shrine, as they make their way to a gold mine in La Rinconada, the...

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Men who work as miners walk past a shrine, as they make their way to a gold mine in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 7, 2019. The shrine is intended to offer protection and security to those entering the mine, because of the dangerous conditions that these men are working in, often risking their lives. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Luis Miguel, 3, who is the son of Eva Chura, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, plays inside their...

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Luis Miguel, 3, who is the son of Eva Chura, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, plays inside their room in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

The shadow of a man who works as a miner is cast onto a rock as he enters a gold mine in La Riconada,...

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The shadow of a man who works as a miner is cast onto a rock as he enters a gold mine in La Riconada, the Andes, Peru, October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Shoe polish, socks and a torch lie on the floor of a miner's room in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October...

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Shoe polish, socks and a torch lie on the floor of a miner's room in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A man who works as a miner chews coca leaves in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. Coca...

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A man who works as a miner chews coca leaves in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. Coca leaves are often used as a remedy to ward off altitude sickness. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A man who works as a miner stops to read the front pages of newspapers displayed in a street in La Rinconada,...

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A man who works as a miner stops to read the front pages of newspapers displayed in a street in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A woman who works as a 'pallaquera', known as a gold picker, searches for gold as she strikes rocks extracted...

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A woman who works as a 'pallaquera', known as a gold picker, searches for gold as she strikes rocks extracted from a mine in the town of La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A family visits the grave of a relative at a cemetery in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 4, 2019....

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A family visits the grave of a relative at a cemetery in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A man who works as a miner drives a truck loaded with extracted rocks from a gold mine, in La Rinconada,...

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A man who works as a miner drives a truck loaded with extracted rocks from a gold mine, in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A man who works as a miner holds coca leaves in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho...

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A man who works as a miner holds coca leaves in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A boy poses for a photograph at the entrance of his school in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October...

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A boy poses for a photograph at the entrance of his school in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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March 06, 2020

A woman hangs clothes up to dry by the entrance of her home in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October...

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A woman hangs clothes up to dry by the entrance of her home in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A mannequin dressed in miner's clothing hangs above a house, as a warning to deter thieves, in La Rinconada,...

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A man who works as a miner has his photograph taken by a woman, as he stands between a sign that reads 'duchas calientes' (hot showers) and a snowman, on a street in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A man who works as a miner waits for a food vendor to cook him some chicken that he bought on a street...

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A man who works as a miner waits for a food vendor to cook him some chicken that he bought on a street in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Eva Chura, 42, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, strikes rocks that were discarded from a mine,...

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Eva Chura, 42, a 'pallaquera' known as a gold picker, strikes rocks that were discarded from a mine, in search of gold, in the town of La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 11, 2019. "In a week sometimes I can get 1 gram or 2 grams of gold," Chura said. "If I'm lucky it can sometimes be 20 grams, but that's down to luck." REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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March 06, 2020

A man who works as a miner rests on a sack filled with stones collected from a gold mine, before it is...

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A man who works as a miner rests on a sack filled with stones collected from a gold mine, before it is processed to extract gold, in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Men who work as miners use a drilling machine to search for gold in a gold mine in La Rinconada, the...

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Men who work as miners use a drilling machine to search for gold in a gold mine in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A girl stands behind the counter of a shop which buys gold from miners in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru,...

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A girl stands behind the counter of a shop which buys gold from miners in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A man who works as a miner has his hair cut at a hairdresser in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October...

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A man who works as a miner has his hair cut at a hairdresser in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Eva Chura is one of the magpies of the mountain. Living with their families in shacks in a gold shantytown...

The Wider Image: Meet the women who scavenge for gold at the top of the world

Eva Chura is one of the magpies of the mountain. Living with their families in shacks in a gold shantytown in the Andes, these women make a living gleaning gold from rubble. They are called "pallaqueras" which roughly translates as 'gold-pickers.' The men of La Rinconada bar all women from the mines dug beneath the rock. The men say the female spirit of the mine, which is located below a glacier called La Bella Durmiente, or The Sleeping Beauty, would be jealous and angry if women were to try to steal her riches. So instead, the women take turns to scramble up onto piles of black scree that the men have dumped. Teetering high above the ground, they stoop and flip over the rocks, their keen eyes scanning the lumps for a glimmer of gold. Anything promising they pocket, and take back to process and sell to black-market dealers whose stalls line La Rinconada's main street. The quantities each woman collects are tiny, but thousands of them are looking - some estimates say there are more than 15,000 pallaqueras in Peru. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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March 06, 2020

Men who work as miners drink anise and chew coca leaves as part of a ritual performed before a shift...

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Men who work as miners drink anise and chew coca leaves as part of a ritual performed before a shift for searching for gold, in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Men who work as miners walk in front of La Bella Durmiente (The Sleeping Beauty) glacier, as they exit...

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Men who work as miners walk in front of La Bella Durmiente (The Sleeping Beauty) glacier, as they exit a gold mine after finishing work for the day in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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A man who works as a miner fills up a tube made from newspaper with dynamite powder, to be used for setting off explosions inside a gold mine in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A man who works as a miner is treated by Doctor Nelson and a nurse for a head injury, that he says he...

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A man who works as a miner is treated by Doctor Nelson and a nurse for a head injury, that he says he received from thieves attempting to steal gold from him, at a health centre in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A woman carrying a child on her back buys chicken at a shop in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October...

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A woman carrying a child on her back buys chicken at a shop in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A man who works as a miner sits on his bed as he writes in a notebook in his room in La Rinconada, the...

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A man who works as a miner sits on his bed as he writes in a notebook in his room in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

A man who works as a miner uses water and mercury to extract gold from a rock that was collected from...

The Wider Image: Meet the women who scavenge for gold at the top of the world

A man who works as a miner uses water and mercury to extract gold from a rock that was collected from a gold mine in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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March 06, 2020

Men who work as miners talk to each other as they sit inside a gold mine in La Rinconada, the Andes,...

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Men who work as miners talk to each other as they sit inside a gold mine in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

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October 23, 2019

A marabou stork stands on an elephant carcass at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe,...

The Wider Image: Cash for trash: Indonesia village banks on waste recycling

Sunarni receives money from a scavenger after they unloaded rubbish at Bangun village in Mojokerto, East Java province, Indonesia, August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan SEARCH "KURNIAWAN TRASH" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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August 15, 2019

Heri Masud, (L), a scavenger and waste broker, prepares to unload rubbish from a truck at Bangun village...

The Wider Image: Cash for trash: Indonesia village banks on waste recycling

Heri Masud, (L), a scavenger and waste broker, prepares to unload rubbish from a truck at Bangun village in Mojokerto, East Java province, Indonesia, July 29, 2019. "If they're going to forbid us from this, there must be a solution. The government hasn't provided us jobs," said Masud as he took a break from sifting through rubbish piled high around the village of 3,600 people. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan SEARCH "KURNIAWAN TRASH" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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August 15, 2019

Workers sort plastics and scraps collected by scavengers at a collecting site in Mojokerto, East Java...

The Wider Image: Cash for trash: Indonesia village banks on waste recycling

Workers sort plastics and scraps collected by scavengers at a collecting site in Mojokerto, East Java province, Indonesia, August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan SEARCH "KURNIAWAN TRASH" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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August 15, 2019

Salam, 54, who is a scavenger prays during a break inside his house at Bangun village in Mojokerto, East...

The Wider Image: Cash for trash: Indonesia village banks on waste recycling

Salam, 54, who is a scavenger prays during a break inside his house at Bangun village in Mojokerto, East Java province, Indonesia, July 31, 2019. Salam said recycled rubbish paid for his children's schooling, and also bought a house for his family and livestock. "I have nine goats now," said Salam, who works as a waste broker between villagers and a nearby paper factory and says his job is easier than farming. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan SEARCH "KURNIAWAN TRASH" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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August 15, 2019

Salam, 54, a scavenger and waste broker, pulls off a net from his paddy field as he prepares to harvest...

The Wider Image: Cash for trash: Indonesia village banks on waste recycling

Salam, 54, a scavenger and waste broker, pulls off a net from his paddy field as he prepares to harvest in Mojokerto, East Java province, Indonesia, August 1, 2019. Salam said recycled rubbish paid for his children's schooling, and also bought a house for his family and livestock. "I have nine goats now," said Salam, who works as a waste broker between villagers and a nearby paper factory and says his job is easier than farming. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan SEARCH "KURNIAWAN TRASH" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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August 15, 2019

Kusmani, a 55-year-old woman who has been a scavenger for more than 20 years, holds a used can as she...

The Wider Image: Cash for trash: Indonesia village banks on waste recycling

Kusmani, a 55-year-old woman who has been a scavenger for more than 20 years, holds a used can as she sorts rubbish at Bangun village in Mojokerto, East Java province, Indonesia, July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan SEARCH "KURNIAWAN TRASH" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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August 15, 2019

Buadi, who is a scavenger from Sidoarjo, smokes cigarette as he takes rest near Bangun village in Mojokerto,...

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Buadi, who is a scavenger from Sidoarjo, smokes cigarette as he takes rest near Bangun village in Mojokerto, East Java province, Indonesia, July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan SEARCH "KURNIAWAN TRASH" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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March 28, 2019

Stray dogs rest at a petrol station in Gaza City, February 19, 2019. A few stray dogs roam the streets...

Stray dogs rest at a petrol station in Gaza City, February 19, 2019. A few stray dogs roam the streets scavenging for what they can find. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez SEARCH "MARTINEZ GAZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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March 02, 2019

A group of scavengers search for items and plastics to sell for recycling at Bantar Gebang landfill in...

A group of scavengers search for items and plastics to sell for recycling at Bantar Gebang landfill in...

A group of scavengers search for items and plastics to sell for recycling at Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java province, Indonesia, March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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March 02, 2019

A scavenger wears a hat as she searches for items and plastics to sell for recycling at Bantar Gebang...